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Organizational Development (OD)
Definition
Organization Development (OD) is an effort
(1)Planned
(2)Organization wide, and
(3)Managed from the top, to
(4)Increase organization effectiveness and
health through
(5)Planned interventions in the
organization’s “processes,” using
behavioral-science knowledge.
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Intervention
To intervene is to enter into an ongoing
system of relationships, to come
between or among persons, groups, or
objects for the purpose of helping them.
OD Interventions
It refers to the range of planned,
programmatic activities clients and
consultants participate in during the
course of an organization development
program.
Team Interventions
Distinction between
Groups and Teams
A work group is
- a number of persons
- usually reporting to a common superior
- having some face-to-face interaction
- persons have some degree of interdependence
in carrying out tasks for the purpose of
achieving organizational goals
A team is
- a form of group
- has some characteristics in greater degree
than ordinary groups
- and a higher degree of interdependency and
interaction
Team or work groups
Strategic units of organization
Much of the organization’s work is
accomplished directly or indirectly
through teams
Work team culture exerts a significant
influence on individual behaviour
Teams
Cross-Functional Teams: comprised of
individuals with functional home base-
eg. Manufacturing, design, engg etc.-
but they meet regularly to solve ongoing
challenges requiring input from a
number of functional areas
Effective Teams: are relaxed,
comfortable and informal
High-Performance Teams: have
strong personal commitment to each
other- commitment to other’s growth
and success
Team-Building Interventions
The four main areas:
ü Diagnosis
ü Task Accomplishments
ü Team relationships
ü Team and organization processes
Major approaches to Team
Building
Gest alt OD
THE FORMAL GROUP DIAGNOSTIC
MEETING
Its purpose is to conduct a general
critique of the performance of the group
and to uncover and identify problems on
which they will work on
THE FORMAL GROUP TEAM-
BUILDING MEETING
It has the goal of improving the team’s
effectiveness through better
management of task demands,
relationship demands and group
processes.
PROCESS CONSULTATION
INTERVENTIONS
Process consultation model is similar to
team-based interventions
It places greater emphasis on
diagnosing and understanding
process events
A GESTALT APPROACH TO TEAM
BUILDING
Focuses more on the individual than on
the group is the Gestalt Approach to
OD
Techniques and Exercises used in
Team Building
E ANALYSIS TECHNIQUE
INTERDEPENDENCYROLE
EXERCISE
NEGOTIATION TECHN
FORCE-FIELD ANALYSIS